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1999

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November 1999 - Staff Meeting Agenda Jan 1999

November 1999 - Staff Meeting Agenda

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


April 1999 - Staff Meeting Agenda Jan 1999

April 1999 - Staff Meeting Agenda

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


February 1999 - Staff Meeting Minutes Jan 1999

February 1999 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


October 9, 1999 - Staff Meeting Minutes Jan 1999

October 9, 1999 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


Young Offenders Perceptions Of Education, Áine Fitzpatrick Jan 1999

Young Offenders Perceptions Of Education, Áine Fitzpatrick

Masters

The aim of this research was to study the background of boys referred to an assessment centre by the juvenile courts, and to look in particular at the area of educational history. More specifically the study sought to ascertain young offenders own perceptions of education. The research was carried out in a number of phases: Phase one consisted of the accumulation of baseline data on the backgrounds of young offenders in Ireland through the analysis of the files held in a juvenile assessment centre. The data from the files was analysed, categorised and coded using a content analysis procedure. However, …


Incentives And Obstacles Influencing Higher Education Faculty And Administrators To Teach Via Distance, S. Kay Rockwell, Jolene Schauer, Susan Fritz, David B. Marx Jan 1999

Incentives And Obstacles Influencing Higher Education Faculty And Administrators To Teach Via Distance, S. Kay Rockwell, Jolene Schauer, Susan Fritz, David B. Marx

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

This study examined incentives that encourage faculty to develop educational opportunities via distance and obstacles that discourage them from doing so. The primary incentives centered on intrinsic or personal rewards. These rewards included opportunities to provide innovative instruction and apply new teaching techniques as well as self-gratification, fulfilling a personal desire to teach, recognition of their work, and peer recognition. Other incentives included extending educational opportunities beyond the traditional institutional walls so place-bound students have access and release time for faculty preparation. The major perceived obstacles related to time requirements, developing effective technology skills, and assistance and support needs. Monetary …


September 1999 - Staff Meeting Agenda Jan 1999

September 1999 - Staff Meeting Agenda

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


January 1999 - Staff Meeting Agenda Jan 1999

January 1999 - Staff Meeting Agenda

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


March 12, 1999 - Staff Meeting Minutes Jan 1999

March 12, 1999 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


November 13, 1999 - Staff Meeting Minutes Jan 1999

November 13, 1999 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


The Politics Of Immigration Control In Britain And Germany: Subnational Politicians And Social Movements, Roger Karapin Jan 1999

The Politics Of Immigration Control In Britain And Germany: Subnational Politicians And Social Movements, Roger Karapin

Publications and Research

Political backlash against immigrant minorities and restrictive immigration policies have increased in western Europe. Most explanations of the adoption of restrictions on immigration have focused on ethnic competition for material resources and on national political factors. An alternative theory of political mobilization and restrictive policy changes argues that pressure from subnational politicians and social movement organizations and signals from dramatic anti-immigrant events such as riots lead national elites to infer that public interest in anti-immigration policies is intense enough to justify a break with liberal policies. This theory is tested against four cases in Britain and Germany, where the hypothesized …